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MACHINE IIOR APPLYING LABELS 0R TAGS T0 ARTICLES FOR THE LAUNDRY, 6w.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1908.

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JOSEPH FRENCH, 0F WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING LABELS OR TAGS T0 ARTICLES FOR THE LAUNDRY, 850.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2'7, 1914.

Application filed November 14,1908. Serial No. 462,710.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known t at I, JOSEPHFBENCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Voonsocket, in the county of Providence, State of RhodeIsland, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Machinesfor Applying Labels or Tags to'Art-icles for the Laundry, &c., of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had thereinto theaccompanying drawings. I

The invention consists in mechanism for automatically attaching shortlengths of tape or other suitable material by means of stitches tovarious articles, to serve as labels or tags or for other purposes. Thesaid mechanism is adapted, for instance, for at-,

t-aching such labels or tags to articles of -apparel or other personaluse, household linen, etc., about to undergo the operations or analogoustreatment, and

of a laundry or of a cleanin establishment, for attaching them toarticles of apparel, or other articles of 'woven and knit goods, or ofleather, or to parts of such articles, in connection with manufacturingprocesses.

In carrying my invention into effect I employ, in combination, devicesfor presentin the label or tag in proper position with re ation to thearticle to which it is to be attached, and holding it in thecorrectrelation therewith while the two are being fed in unison to thestitch-forming devices, stitch-forming devices serving to secure thelabel or tag .to the said article by means of stitches,.and devices forfeeding the article and label or tag to the stitcht'orming de-,

' vices for the stitching. operation. In forming successive labels ortags from a continuous strip, I also employ-devi'ces for severing from asupply of strip-material a section suitablein size for a label or tag,and an automatic device for feeding the continuous strip from thesupply.

A feature of the invent-ion is the com bination with the foregoindevices of driving devices adapted to be t rown into action at the willof the operator to actuate the working parts to attach a label or. tag,and arranged to arrest the action of such parts automatically as soon asthe predetermined number of attaching stitches shall have been made.

The invention in its more-complete form is shown embodied in anautomatic machine in the drawings, in which latter,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the said 2, 3 and 4. Fig. 1 is adetail. Fig. 2, Sheet-- 2, is an elevation thereof from the right handside in Fig. 1. Fig. 3, Sheet 3, is an elevation thereof from theleft-hand side in Fig. 1. Fig. 4, Sheet 4, is a plan view thereof. Figs.5 and 6, Sheet 1, respectively are views in section on lines 5, 5, and6, 6, respectively, of Figs. 2, 3 and 4. Fig. 7, Sheet 2, is a view ofthe presser in horizontal section in the plane of line .7, 7, Fig. 2, ona somewhat enlarged scale. Fig. 8, Sheet 3, is a view in section on line8, 8, of Figs. 2, 3, and 4, showing the clutch and stop-devices. Fig. 9,Sheet 5, is a face view of a portion of an article having a labelattached thereto, showing the result of the action of the machineillustrated in-the drawings.

Fig. 10, same sheet, is a back view thereof.

Fig. 11, same sheet, is a sectional detail of the said article and tagon an enlarged scale.

Having reference to the drawings,at 1

is shown a convenient base or bed, at 2 the;

work-support of a sewing machine, at 3 theupright portion or post risingfrom'the said work-support, at 4 the overhanging arm of the sewingmachine, and at 5 the head'of the said machine. nism of the machine mayvary in character in practice. It is in this instance of an ordi- Thestitch-forming mechanary two-thread lock-stitch type, and may be of anypreferred construction, the needle being shown at (3, Figs. 2 and 3, andthe needle-bar at 7. \Vork-feeding devices of suitable character areemployed, the toothed portion of a feed-dog of usual kind being shown at8, Figs. 1, 2 and 3. By means of such work-feeding devices the garmentor other article to which a label or tag is being attached, and thelabel or tag, are advanced together in the machine as the successivestitches are formed. The supply or upper or needle-thread is furnishedby a spool at 10, Figs. 2 and 4, guides for such thread on its way tothe needle being shown at 11, 11, and a needle-thread take-up devicebeing in part shown at 12.

At 13 is a presser-foot or presser, and at 14 is the presser-bar. -Thesaid parts 13 and 14, as usual in the case of the presscrfoot andpresser-bar of a sewing machine, are movable toward and from theworksupport in a Vertical direction, and are furnished with a convenientspring, as presently described, operating with a tendency to hear themtoward the work-supportso asto keep the presser down upon an article reon the said support. n addition, to: the purposes of the invention, theyare made movable back and forth parallel with me has of the feed. Thesedifferent movements are provided for in the present embodiment of theinvention by lining the presser-bar at its upper end upon a shorthorizontal shaft 15, Figs. 2, 3 and i, extending parallel with the arm iand above the latter and fitted to bearings which are provided in thefree ends of arms 16, 16, lined upon a rocking sleeve 17, which last isfitted to bearings in the arms or brackets 18, 18, rising from post 3and.

head The presser and presser-bar are kept normally in their startingposition at the right in 1, with the presser-bar in contact with astop-pin 21 projecting from the head 5 of the machine, by means of aspiral spring 19 surrounding the shaft 15 and having one end thereofengaged with the standard :20 rising from such shaft, as shown in 2.This spring acts with tendency to turn the shaft 15 in its hearings inthe arms 16, 16, until the presser-bar engages with the said stop-pin21, and to keep the presser-bar in such engagement. The spring abovereferred to, that is employed for the purpose of moving the pressenbarand presser down toward the Work-support 2 and the wort resting thereon,and maintaining the downward pressure of the presser, is in thisinstance a contracting spiral spring 26. lt has the lower end thereofengaged with the arni of the ina-- chine, and the upper end thereoiengaged.

with an adjustable screw 27 carried by one or" the arms 16. Liftingmovement is automatically communicated to the presser-bar' and presserat the predetermined times in the working of the machine by movement ofpartial rotation imparted to the sleeve 17 through devices comprising anarm 22, Figs. 1, 2 and 3, fined upon the rear end of the sleeve, and acam-projection 23, Figs. 1 and 5, upon a gear-wheel 24. Such projectionextends inward from the rim 24- or the said gear-wheel toward the centerof the latter, and it acts against pin or roll at 25 carried by the saidarm 22. llormally, the machine stands at rest, with the said cam;projection in engagement with the said pin or roll and With the sleeve17 and its arms 16, 16, in a position which holds the presser upliftedabove the work-support so as to facilitate the insertion of an article,as 3),

Fi s. 2 and 3 and a label at a. under the presser and between it ano."the vrorlz support. When the machine is started, the first portion ofthe turning movement of the gear-wheel 24.- carries the cam-projection22-3 out of engagement With the pin or roll 25, whereupon the spring 26acts to turn the sleeve and its arms in the CllTQCL/LOU to move thepresser toward the ivorlr support, causing the presser to clamp thelabel and article together an against the work-support 2. The machinebeing in motion, stitches are made by the action of he stitch-makingdevices, thereby uniting label a to article 7), and by the movements or"he feed-dog 8 the said article and the label are fed in unison fromright to left in 1 past the needle. is they are thus ted the frictionalci'igagement between the under surface of the p'resser and the surfacesof the label and article 7) causes the presser and presser-bar toaccompany the label and article against the opposition of the spring 19,the pi'csser- )ar swinging about the axis of shaft 15 as acenter.

The presser is constructed to guide the label a into position to bestitched, and to remain in engagement with the same, holding it in placeupon the article 7), until it has been attached to the latter. Thedevices of the illustrated machine are, in conformity with one featureof the invention, constructed and arranged to attach the label to thearticle by a line oil stitches crossing the width of the label, asindicated in Fi s. 9, 10, and 11. Accordingly, the presser operates toguide the label a so that as the latter passes into position to bestitched to the article it extends at right angles to the line of Tothis end, the presser is formed at its front side with an open notch,36, 7, of a Width properly proportioned to the label a, the oppositesides of the said notch being continued above the presser by side walls35, 35, upon the presser-bar constituting edge-guides for the label: Itbecause the label is engaged in this manner with the resser, and remainsthus engaged during the operation of stitching across its end, that thepresser is mounted to accompany the "FOili as the latter is fed along inthe machine during the stitching operation.

The label a may be of any material suitable for the purposes of a labelor tag and adapted to be stitched to the article 7). Usually, I employwoven tape. For greater convenience, prefer to form successive labels ortags from a continuous strip a of material suitable for employment forthe purposes labels or tags, for instance woven tape as just specified,which is conducted bysuitable guides to a point a ljacent the stitch-maring point. This strip is shown drawn from a roll 28, mounted upon a pin29 carried by the standard or "upright 2G, the said roll having inconnection therewith, for the purpose of preventing too free a deliveryof the tape, a drag dev1ce ery of the wound mass of tape. The strip thepresser once more this occurs the machlne comes to. rest as herelnafter'exas it is extended from the roll to the presser passes through guidesat 33, 34, and then between the sidewalls 35:, 35, of the presserbar, itbein held in flattened condition by means of t e cross-pin 35 whichextends stands at rest, with the cam-projection 23 inengagement with thepin or roll 25 of arm 22, and the presser elevated as in the drawings.The leading end of strip a having been. caused to extend a shortdistance below the Presser, the machine is in readiness for attaching alabel to the desired article. In beginning operations, the said article6 is entered from the. front in Fig. 1, that is, from the left-hand sidein Fig. 2, in beneath the presser. As it is carried under the latter, itpushes the hanging end of the strip a in with it so that such endextends rearward beyond the position of the needle, as at a in Figs. 2and 3, but usually somewhat to the right of such position. When, new,the machine is set, in motion, the cam-projection 23, is carried pastthe pin or roll 25., thus permitting spring 26 to. rock the sleeve 17and its arms 16, 16, and move the pressr down upon the article I) andthe label a which overlies the same. In its lowered position the presserholds the material. of article I) in engagement with the teeth of thefeed-dog 8,

so that the latter in its movement shall oper-,

c, to feed the said article and label from right to,- left' together totheneedle. The revolution ofgea'r-wheel '24 is. so timed that as soon asthe label a in being fed along with the article 'Zx has been carriedtrans- I versely to. the left to. the required extent with relation tothe needle theca-m-projection 23 arrives again in engagementwith thepinjor roll 25 and operates through the intermediate connectionstotraiasmij movement to lift plained, leaving the .pre'sser 1n itsuplifted position. v p A characteristic feature iirconncction with thepresser is. the fact, abovere-ferred to,

' that while it is yieldingl-y prm'edfdown upon the end of the strip,'5. e. thel'a bela, and the portion of article I) underlying the same,

it. 15; carried forward in the direction of the feed, that is, from.right to left in Fig. 1, by frictional engagement with the saidstrip andarticle as these latter are advanced, i. 6., fed, by the action of thefeed-dog. This forward movement of the Presser in the direction of thefeed is essential, since the sidewalls 35, '35, of the presser-bar andthe correspondii side-walls of the notch in the presser constituteedge-guides for the strip, and it is necessary thatthe guiding-means"and firmly alongside the edge for the strip should advance-in unisonwith the article Z) as the latter is fed, so that the label may becarried crosswise past the needle.

For the purpose of severing from the continuous strip a the portionthereof, e. label, which has been stitched to the article 5, I provide asuitable cuttendevice.

- Herein, the latter comprises a fixed blade 37,

Fig. 1, a movable blade 38, and actuating means for the said movableblade. The said fixed blade is provided upon the resser-bar. The.movable blade is fixed upon the lower end of a substantially uprightshaft 39 that is mounted in bearings which are provided upon thepresser-bar at 40, 40. To insure efficient cutting action, the bearingsfor the said upright shaft are so disposed as to cause the axis of theshaft to occupy a position that is slightly inclined out of parallelismwith the longitudinal axis of the Presser-bar. The axis of the shaftleans away at its upper endfrom that of the presser-bar, in thedirection of the feed, as illustrated in Fig. 1. In addition, anexpanding spiral spring 41 surrounds the shaft 39 between the lowerbearing 40- and an adjustable collar 42, which latter is clamped by itssecuring screw upon the shaft 39 in such position. as to maintain aproper degree of compression of the spring. The spring acts with atendency to lift the shaft vertically endwise, thereby holding the upperside of the movable blade 38 in contact with the under side of the fixedblade 37. The result of this action of the spring, and the effect of theinclination of the cutter-shaft 39, are to cause the edge of the movableblade to bear closely of the fixed blade, thereby insuring perfectcutting action. For the. purpose of operating the movable blade to cutthe strip a, the cutter-shaft 39 has fixed thereon an arm 43 whichisconnected by a universal joint at 44 to one end of a connecting rod 45,the other end of which is connected by a universal joint46 with theupwardly extending. arm of a bell- -crank 48, Figs. 1 and 3, which ispivoted upon the stud 49 projecting from the post The horizontal arm ofthe said bell-crank has connected therewith one end of a contractingspiral spring 50, the other end of which is connected with thework-support 2, this spring acting to hold the movable cutterblade inits open position and the said horizontal arm ofthe bell-crank incontact with a fixed stop at 51. For the purpose of operating thecutter-device at the proper time in the working of the machine, a pin52, Figs. 2, 4, and 5, is provided upon the rim of the gear 24. As thispin comes around in the rotation of the said gear, it engages with thehorizontal arm of the bell-crank, and, pressing the same upward,transmits movement through the described connec- 4 esser? tions to thecutter-shaft 39 and the movable cutter 38 carried thereby. As soon asthe pin has passed beyond the horizontal arm of the bell-crank andreleased the same, the spring 50 operates to restore the parts to theirnormal position and opens the movable cutter-blade. The reason foremploying universal joints in the connections at M and 49 is the factthat while the stitching of the strip a to the article I) is in progressthe resser-bar carrying the cutter-bar moves forward in unison with thestrip and article, as above described, whereas the bell-crank alwaysremains and swings in the same plane. After the cutting operation hasbeen performed the continuous portion of the strip a is fed downwardautomatically to a sufficient extent to cause its leading end to projectbelow the presser, as before, a distance sufficient to enable the sameto be pushed in under the uplifted presser and across the line ofstitching in beginning the operations of attaching a fresh label or tagto a succeeding article. This moving or feeding of the continuous stripdown is effected by means of the strip-feeding dog 54, Fig. 1, which isconstituted by a bent spring strip working at its acting extremitybetween the side Walls 35, 35, of the presserbar, and toothed at suchextremity to engage with the strip. This strip-feeding dog is attachedto the guide 34,'which latter in turn is formed upon a slide movableupon the presser-bar in the direction of the length of the latter.Thereby the said strip-feeding dog is attached to the said slide. Forthe purpose of operating the slide and stripfeeding dog, the said slidehas connected therewith pivotally at 56 the lower end of aconnecting-rod or link 57, the upper end of which is pivotally connectedwith an arm 58 fixed upon a rock-shaft 59 extending through the sleeve17, and having fixed upon its rear end an arm 60 to which is'connectedpivotally the upper extremity of a link 61 having its lower extremityjoined pivotally with a lever 62, shown best in Fig. 6, Sheet 1,carrying a pin or roller (33 working in a groove 64 in the back side ofthe geanwheel 24, the said lever being pivoted at 65 to a stand orbracket 66 rising from the base or bed 1.

The result of the action of the machine as herein described isillustrated in Figs. 9, 10, and 11, in which the'label a is shownattached to the article b by two threads a? and a which are formed intostitches passing through the .said label and article and thus unitingthe former to the latter. The number of stitches may vary, asdeemedadvisable. It will be observed that the thread a is formed intoloops a passing through the article and label from one side of theselatter to the other thereof, and the thread a is extended through thesaid loops at the said other side, thus locking the loops so as toprevent their withdrawal. These stitches may be produced in.practice byadjusting the tensions of the respective threads of the two-threadlock-stitch sewing mechanism so that the thread a shall be underrelatively heavy tension, and the thread a under rela tively slighttension. This adjustment of the tensions permits the loops a of thethread a to be extended through the article and label by the taut thread(t the said thread a remaining in straight condition at its side of thearticle and label. As thus combined, the threads hold the label to thearticle. One or more stitches are made in the article at each side ofthe label, as shown, so that strain upon the label may not start thestitches and disconnect the label. Loose ends of the thread are leftprojecting at both ends of the line of stitches as shown, partly for thesame reason, but chiefly to serve as pull-ends which may be grasped forthe purpose of pulling out the threads to enable the label to bedetached; In practice I usually employ a thread a which, by reason ofthe nature of its material, or the treatment to which it has beensubjected, or its greater size, is less liable to yield and bend thanthe thread a This favors the straight position of the thread a in thestitches, and

enables this result to be attained with less difference in the tensionof the two threads. I have shown the thread a a little coarser thanthread a A coarse thread is easier to grasp and pull upon than a fineone. For convenience in severing the two threads when the required lineof stitches has been made, I provide a thread-cutting device upon thefront end of the work-support, such device comprising the fixed blade 67and the slotted guide 68 cooperating with the cutting edge thereof. Atthe conclusion of the operation of forming the line of stitches, thepresse-rj having been raised, the article is pulled out from beneath thesame, drawing out both the upper thread and the under thread from theirsources of supply. The operator then causes the threads to make contactwith the cutting edge of the blade 67, thereby severing them.

At 69 is shown a band-pulley for the re ception of the driving-band (notshown) to be employed in transmitting power for the purpose of actuatingthe machine. Intermediate the said pulley 69 and thegear-wheel 24 andmain shaft 70, Figs. 2 and 3, of the sewing mechanism, from which thestitching devices and work-feeding devices are operated, I employmotion-transmitting devicesincluding a clutch and having combinedtherewith means for operating the said clutch to throw the same intoaction at the will of the operator. The parts just referred to are socon structed and combined that each time the clutch is thrown intoaction 1t remains in duce the required number of stitches and the,

other working parts have been actuated to perform the operations whichare incident to attaching a label, severing the same from the strip a,and feeding the said strip forward in readiness for the attachment ofthe next label, and then the said clutch automatif cally ceases to actand the stitching devices and other working parts come to rest.

A convenient arrangement of motion-.

transmitting train and clutch-device is shown in the drawings, in whichlatter the shaft 71 of pulley 69 is furnished with a spur-pinion 72meshing with the loose spurgear 73 upon the shaft 74 of gear 24. Thegear 24 serves by engagement with the spurpinion 24 fixed upon the mainshaft of the sewing machine to operate the latter. Spur-gear 73 is shownin dotted lines in Fig. 8. The clutch-device, see more particularly Fig.8, comprises a toothedwheel which is fixed to the spur-gear 73 and likethe latter is loose upon the shaft 74, an arm l 7 6 mounted upon theshaft 74 and made fast thereto by the clamping-screw 77, a clutchdog 78pivoted to the arm 76, and a contracting spiral spring 79 having one endthereof in position to act against the tail of the clutch-dog 78.Engagement of the lever with the tail of the clutch-dog holds theworking end of the latter out of engagement with the teeth of thetoothed Wheel 7 5, and while this is the case the wheels 75 and- 73remain unconnected with shaft 74, and when rotated by turning movementof the pulley 69 and its spur-pinion 72 simply turn loosely upon theshaft 74. When, however, the lever is moved by the operator so as tocarry its working end away from the tail of the clutch-dog 78 and permitthe spring 79 to move the working end of the clutch-dog into engagementwith the teeth of the wheel 75, the wheels 75 and 73 become clutched tothe shaft 74, thereby causing rotary movement to be transmitted to thewheel 24, with the result that the working parts of the machine areactuated. Having started the machine into action in the manner justdescribed, the operator permits lever 80 to resume its norengaged withthe working end of the clutchmal or tripping position, inasmuch as it isintended that at the conclusion of a rotation of the gear-wheel 24 thetail of the clutchdog 78 shall encounter the working end of the saidlever 80 so that the clutch-dog 78 shall thereby be disengaged from theteeth of toothed wheel 75, thus unclutching the wheels 75' and 73 fromshaft 74 and causing the machine to come to rest. In order to preventoverrunning of the machine when thus unclutched, the arm 76 is furnishedwith a projecting portion 84, and the lever 80 is furnished with aprojection which passes into the path of the projection 84, and byengagement therewith positively stops the rotation of the said arm andof the shaft 7 4 and gear-wheel 24, etc. To prevent recoil of the partsthe lever 80 is furnished with a shoulder 86, which, by engagement withthe tail of the dog, serves to prevent recoil of arm 76 when theprojection at 84 brings up solidly against the projection 85.

It will be perceived that the gear 24 through its actuation of thespur-pinion 24 serves to operate the stitch-forming devices, and bymeans of its cams and theqfin 52 serves to actuate the presservraisingand lowering devices. the strip-feeding device,

and the cutter. Hence, when the said gear' is in motion the machine isoperative; when the said gear stands at rest themachine is inoperative.

In order to gain suflicient time for commencing and terminating theoperations in connection with the attachment of a label to an article Imay, as shown in the draw ings, utilize intermittent gearing for theactuation of the stitch-forming devices. Thus, as shown best in Fig. 6,,a portion of the circumference of the gear-wheel 24 is without teeth, inorder that while the toothless portion is moving past the spur-pinion 24the latter may remain motionless. Thereby, the said pinion and thestitch-forming devices are permitted to remain at rest for a short timeat the begiifii'ing of the rotationof the gear-wheel 24, and they alsoare permitted to come to rest a little before the completion of therotation of the gear-wheel 24 and to remainat rest while such rotationterminates. To hold the pinion 24 locked so as to prevent the same fromturning, and the stitch-forming devices from changing position, whilethe blank portion of the gearwheel 24 is presented tothe said pinion, Iform the pinion with a flange 24 which is concave at one side asindicated in Fig. 5, and upon the gear 24 I provide a segmental convexlocking surface 24 for engagement with the concavity of the flange 24.Vhile the convexity occupies the'concavity the pin ion 24 is held fromturninggbutlas thereonvexity passes out of the concavity in the turningmovement of the spur-gear 24, the

first tooth on thelatter succeeding the blank space comes intoengagement with one oi the teeth of the spur-pinion 24", thereby settingthe latter and the stitch-forming devices in motion.

lVhile I have illustrated the invention as embodied in a machineconstructed to produce a single line or series of stitches, I do notlimit myself with respect to the latter.

\Vhat is claimed as the invention is 1. In combination, stitchingdevices, a work-feeding device, a presser movable'in the direction ofthe feed and adapted to accompany the work as the latter is fed by thesaid device, and a guide adapted to guide the leading end of alabel-strip into position to be extended across the line of stitching atan angle to such line, said guide moving in unison with the presser,

2. In combination, stitching devices, a work-feeding device, a pressermovable in the direction of the feed and adapted to accompany the workas the latter is fed by the said device, a guide adapted to guide theleading end of alabel-strip into position to be extended across the lineof stitching at an angle to such line, said guide moving in unisonwiththe presser, and means for stopping the stitching on the completionof a predetermined number of stitches.

3. In combination, stitching devices, the overhanging machine-head, apresser mounted on the said head and movable in'the direction of thefeed and adapted to accompany the work as the latter is fed, a feeddogengaging with the work to feed the latter, and a guide adapted to guidethe leading end of a label-strip into position to be extended across theline of stitching at an angle to such line, said guide moving in unisonwith thepresser.

4. In combination, stitching devices, a work-feeding device, a pressermovable in the direction of the feed and adapted to ace company the workas the latter is fed by the said device, a guide adapted to guide theleading end of a label-strip into position to be extended across theline of stitchingat an angle to such line, said guide moving in unisonwith the presser, and means to sever a label from the strip.

5. In combination, stitching devices, a

work-feeding device, 'a presser movable in the direction of the feed andadapted to accompany the work as the latter is fed by the said device,aguide adapted to guide the leading end of a label-strip into positionto be extended across the line'of stitching at an angle to such line,said guide moving in unison with the presser, means for stopping thestitching on the completion of a predetermined number of stitches, andmeans for severing a label from the strip.

6. In combination, stitching devices, a work-feeding device, a pressermovable in the direction of the feed and adapted to accompany the worlras the latter'is ted by the said device, a guide moving in unison withthe presser adapted to present the leading end or a label-strip inposition to be extended across the line of stitching, means for severinga label from the strip, and means for feeding or advancing the strip toenable its end to be presented for the-next label.

7. In combination, stitching devices, a work-feeding device, a pressermovable in the direction or" the feed and adapted to accompany the workas the latter is fed by the said device, a guide moving in unison withthe presser, means for feedlng a continuous label-strip to said guidefor each successive label and into position to be extended across theline of stitching, means for severing a label from the strip of which itforms a part, and means for stopping the stitching operation when-apredetermined number of stitches has been made across the label.

8. In combination, stitching devices, workfeeding devices, a workpresser constructed with means to guide a label into a position inadvance of the needle, means to feed a strip of label-material topresent a labellength thereof adjacent to the stitchin devices, alabel-cutting device, presser-li ting devices, and operating meansconstructed to operate the parts for the production of the requirednumber of stitches uniting the label to the garment or other article,and arrest the working thereof with the work-presser in an elevatedposition and the leading port1on of a fresh label inreadiness forpresen- 'tation to the stitching devices and attachment to a subsequentgarment or other article.

9. In combination, stitching devices, workfeeding devices, awork-presser constructed with means to guide a label transversely withrelation to the line of feed and movable with the label in the directionof such line, presser-lifting devices, and operating means constructedto operate the parts for the production of the required number ofstitches uniting the label to the garment or other article, and arrestthe working thereof with the work-presser in an elevated position.

10. In combination, stitching devices, work-feeding devices, awork-presser const-ructed with means to guide a label transversely withrelation to the line of feed and movable with the label in the directionof such line, means to feed a strip of labelmaterial, a label-cuttingdevice, presserlifting devices, and operating means constructed tooperate the parts for the production of the required number of stitchesuniting the label to the garment or other article, and arrest theworking thereof with the work-presser in an elevated position;

11. In combination, stitching devices,

work-feeding devices, a presser constructed to guidea label,presser-lifting devices, holding such pinion and the stitching andhumans to feed a label-strip, a cutter to sever Work-feeding devicesfrom motion. 10

a driver gear-wheel, as 24, having a blank a label from such strip, andoperatin con- In testimony whereof I affix my signature nections for theworking parts, inclu ing a in presence of two witnesses.

' OSEPH FRENCH.

space and a locking flange, and a driven- Witnesses i gear-wheel, as 24,having a locking con- CHAS. F. RANDALL,

cavity which coacts with the "said flange in EDITH J. ANDERSON.

